Nicolas Rodriguez

Nicolas Rodriguez was a Colombian lawyer and the son of Cali Cartel godfather Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela. Rodriguez was sent to law school instead of becoming involved with the family business, as Gilberto did not wish for his son to be in danger. In 1995, after Gilberto's arrest, he hired his son as his personal lawyer, and Rodriguez secretly began negotiations with the prosecution for a compromise agreement in order to secure Rodriguez's release. Rodriguez was told that Guillermo Pallomari knew too much, and he relayed this information to Gilberto, who ordered for Pallomari to be killed; however, Pallomari was rescued by the DEA before he could be murdered, and Pallomari's testimony sealed the fate of the imprisoned Cali leaders.